Get a free pack and the exclusive Hail Lilith card back in the Dark Wanderer Hearthstone Tavern Brawl, check out this guide with deck codes.
The Lord of Terror is back with this week's Dark Wanderer Hearthstone Tavern Brawl, and you'll need more than just a good deck to defeat him. This is a completely different Hearthstone Tavern Brawl experience, being one of the few that is PvE, in which you fight the Dark Wanderer who has some surprises for you.
The Hail Lilith card back is too good to pass up, so that's why we are bringing you this guide with deck codes for the Dark Wanderer Hearthstone Tavern Brawl.
"A hooded stranger sits to play, holding a grim deck in his hands. Can you unravel the secrets surrounding this dark wanderer?"
Dark Wanderer Hearthstone Tavern Brawl guide
Hearthstone joined the Diablo 4 celebrations with the Dark Wanderer Hearthstone Tavern Brawl, so we are bringing you some decks and a guide on how this Tavern works. First of all, this is a PvE experience with two different layers. Let's go over the specifics — spoiler warning!
Given that the Dark Wanderer Hearthstone Tavern Brawl is a two-stage battle, aggro is not the best strategy, so start thinking about either a combo or a greedy deck. The first stage is the Dark Wanderer, who starts with three Secrets in play and 50 Health.
The Secrets trigger at specific health breakpoints and have effects that completely change the game. Below the spoiler you can find when they proc and what they do and their illustrations on the gallery.
Once you defeat the Dark Wanderer, Diablo reveals himself, with a new deck and 150 Health. If Diablo defeats you, you should be able to start the Dark Wanderer Hearthstone Tavern Brawl on the second stage, and you can switch decks there if you want.
Facing Diablo in this second stage might be rough, since the Lord of Terror has special cards that give him an advantage. Once again, we don't want to spoil if you rather discover it for yourself, but in case you want to know, you can check the gallery bellow for more details.
Deck Codes
The following Hearthstone decks are some examples of what can work in the Dark Wanderer Hearthstone Tavern Brawl. Wild decks are allowed, so you can get creative if you want, but Standard decks do the trick, too.
Big Beast Hunter (Standard): AAECAR8I4Z8E57kEsJIFsJMFqqQF4qQF9MgF0/gFC+rpA4iyBMzkBNDkBKeQBa6kBebKBY/kBfPyBeT1BdL4BQAA
OTK Priest:
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If you are greedy enough, you should be able to win the two stages of the Dark Wanderer Hearthstone Tavern Brawl with the Big Beast Hunter deck. But again, you can defeat the Dark Wanderer and then replay it to defeat Diablo.
Extra tips
Given that the Hearthstone turn timer does not work for PvE content, this Dark Wander Tavern Brawl can be a bit exploited by APM combo decks. The OTK priest is a bit of that. The deck can perform the OTK super early and given the fact that has infinite damage, you can take both opponents down in the same turn. Here's how it works:
The only problem is that the Secret might break your combo when it forces you to draw cards. That's why we've added a Zola so you can get an extra Fizzle and Snapshot!
Talking about breaking stuff, you can cheese out a bit in this Dark Wanderer Hearthstone Tavern Brawl with Mecha'thun decks. Ben Hearthstone tweeted that the combo is useful in defeating Diablo, but you can even pull it before defeating the Dark Wanderer and you will win the free pack and card back.
Ben Hearthtone Mechathun deck: AAEBAaPABALx+wLuugMO6QHTA5jSAp7SAr/yAuW6A6+ABK6fBKCgBLmgBLClBK7ABLuYBe6jBQAA
One last exploitable strategy for the Dark Wanderer Hearthstone Tavern Brawl is to include Steamcleaner in your deck. If you play it after defeating the Dark Wanderer, you will be able to delete Diablo's deck entirely.
I hope you enjoy this Dark Wanderer Hearthstone Tavern Brawl and that you find these decks and guide useful. Stay tuned to esports.gg for more Hearthstone news and updates. See you next time in the Tavern.